Chapter 201 Ridiculous
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"Han'er has gone mad! The person he loves is actually a peasant from the countryside!"
In the backyard of the Zhu family, Madam Zhu was complaining to her personal maid.
"They even made me hire a matchmaker to come to my door. I really can't be happy about that!"
Before they could exchange more than a few words, Zhu called out, "Auntie, I heard the Lin family's doorstep is practically worn down by suitors. Did you really send someone to propose marriage?"
"What do you mean 'trampled'? What kind of hot commodity is a country girl?"
Madam Zhu glared at her nephew. "If it's not true, how could it be false? Didn't you take a fancy to that young girl? She's just the right age, so I'll marry her to you."
"However, I feel unhappy. If it were in the past, this kind of country girl would be qualified to be your concubine. But the situation is more difficult than others, so I have no choice but to make do with you for now."
Who made Lin Anyuan so highly regarded by Prince Jing? His adopted daughters were barely worthy of a family like the Zhu family.
Forget it, I'll just marry her and train her properly.
"Aunt, I'm not wronged. Those girls are all quite pretty, but the most stunning one is that Madam Lin..."
Zhu Han had only uttered half of his lecherous words when Zhu Lai stormed in and kicked him.
"Are you crazy? Why are you hitting him?" Zhu was startled.
Zhu Lai was absolutely furious. He looked at Zhu Shi and said, "Is this how you do things? You just casually sent a matchmaker to propose marriage for Lin Anyuan's daughter?"
"What's wrong? This country girl is lucky that my son took a liking to her and I even hired a matchmaker to propose marriage. What more does she want!"
Zhu looked disgusted.
Zhu Lai was furious and pointed at Zhu Shi, "You're insane! I think you're completely insane! Do you know that Lin Anyuan is a mad dog? How could you do this to his daughter? Just wait for his revenge!"
Lin Anyuan may look like a frail scholar, but he's ruthless than anyone else.
The people of Ganzhou are known for their fierce and unruly nature. How could Lin Anyuan have risen to this position simply because he was favored by Prince Jing?
Zhu sneered, "What nonsense are you spouting? Lin Anyuan isn't going to kill me, is he?"
Zhu Han was also unhappy, "Uncle, you're exaggerating. We came here to propose marriage in a perfectly respectable way, how is that demeaning? You just don't like me! You don't need to say such things!"
Zhu Lai laughed angrily, "They're all idiots! Just you wait."
The next day, Ye Wan learned that Zhu Han had broken his leg and might be disabled for life.
When Ms. Zhu went out, she encountered a local thug who pulled down his pants and harassed her in the street, which frightened her so much that she fainted.
Consul Zhu Lai's earlier mistakes have been exposed, and he has now been suspended from his duties and sent home.
"Father, isn't this going too far?" Daya asked Ye Wan from the study.
She wondered if this would offend someone and make things difficult for her father later.
Ye Wan looked at Daya, "Do you know what he's planning to do?"
"He wants to kidnap you when you go out and force you into a situation."
Da Ya's face paled slightly.
“The damage hasn’t even happened yet, but your father has already taken action. If we let him go now, and he gets up to something bad later, the damage will already be done. Why can’t your father break his legs?”
"You must remember this: sometimes being kind to others is being cruel to yourself."
Da Ya looked up and stared blankly at Ye Wan.
"Mother, Father is fighting with that Chu fellow again!"
Sanya came running.
"Didn't they fight yesterday? Why are they fighting again out of the blue? Did Chu Xiujie come to get revenge for that punch?"
Sanya said, "I don't know what those two are fighting over. Mother, go and see. It looks like something that belongs to you."
Ye Wan heard that it was her stuff and walked into the courtyard.
Give me the thing!
Lin Anyuan stared at Chu Xiujie with a stern face, his eyes blazing with fury.
Chu Xiujie laughed in a cheeky way, "Why should I give it to you? It's not yours, it's someone else's..."
"Oh, Madam Ye, you've arrived?"
Lin Anyuan stiffened when he heard footsteps.
"I heard from Sanya that you guys were robbing things. Where is Chengcheng?" Ye Wan asked as she walked over.
Lin Anyuan explained anxiously, "Wanwan, I just wanted to get it for you. I really didn't have any other intentions."
He had no interest in reading what Liu Wen had written.
No, there really isn't.
"Guess if your Wanwan believes it or not, tsk tsk tsk, Lady Ye, this is a letter from Lord Liu, you'd better keep it safe." Chu Xiujie handed it to Ye Wan with a sly grin.
Ye Wan immediately disassembled the leaf and read ten lines at a glance.
Chu Xiujie looked at Lin Anyuan provocatively, and Lin Anyuan pursed his lips.
"I've finished reading it." Ye Wan handed the letter to Lin Anyuan.
"What...what are you doing?" Lin Anyuan asked, stunned and bewildered.
Ye Wan raised an eyebrow. "Didn't you want to know what was written in the letter? Here you go."
“Wanwan, I didn’t, I just…” Lin Anyuan didn’t know how to explain.
I won't admit I'm jealous, but I just feel really sour inside.
"See? I knew you didn't have it." Ye Wan chuckled, handed the letter to Lin Anyuan, and went to prepare the things Liu Wenshu wanted.
Having more friends means having more options, especially in an imperial society where their family was involved in something as serious as the execution of nine generations of their relatives.
Liu Wenshu might come in handy at a crucial moment.
Liu Wenshu came to Xin this time wanting some antidote.
As for why he bought medicine from Ye Wan, Liu Wenshu was in the capital, and any slight movement was under Cui's watchful eye.
Lin Anyuan took the letter, glanced at its contents without thinking, and his mood immediately improved.
He's not stupid; he could tell back in Min County that Liu Wenshu had feelings for Wanwan.
At that time, he was inferior to Liu Wenshu in every way...
He immediately chased after her, saying, "Wanwan, don't rush, leave these things to me."
Chu Xiujie rubbed his arms. "Ugh...it really gives me goosebumps."
When I turned around, I saw Da Ya and was startled.
"What are you doing standing there so quietly, little girl? Are you deliberately eavesdropping on me?"
Da Ya looked at Chu Xiujie, whose eye socket was still bruised, which looked a bit comical, and smiled.
"It's not eavesdropping, it's listening openly and honestly."
Chu Xiujie chuckled, pointing to his left eye, "Look at my eye. This punch was because of you. Don't you think you should make it up to me?"
"What do you want?" Daya asked, frowning as she looked at him.
Chu Xiujie, acting like a big shot, said, "Go to the kitchen and make me something to eat. You cook it yourself! If you eat well, maybe I'll forgive you!"
Daya turned and went to the kitchen.
Chu Xiujie chased after him, "No way, you're really going? Are you even good at cooking? Can your food taste as good as your mother's?"
"Let me tell you, I won't forgive you if it doesn't taste good!"
Da Ya suddenly stopped.
I almost bumped into Chu Xiujie because I didn't see what he was saying clearly.
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